Medium 6.8Published May 21, 2010

CVE-2010-0538Apple Java for Mac OS X 10.5 before Update 7 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 before Update 2 do not properly handle mediaLibImage objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause…

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Apple Java for Mac OS X 10.5 before Update 7 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 before Update 2 do not properly handle mediaLibImage objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and application crash) via a crafted applet, related to the com.sun.medialib.mlib package.

CVSS: 6.8 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

apple java apple:java	all versions; all versions	NVD

References

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00001.html	patch, vendor-advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00002.html	patch, vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39819	vendor-advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024011
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4170	patch, vendor-advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4171	patch, vendor-advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40238	patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1191	vendor-advisory

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